Return to Work/Stay at Work Clause Samples

Return to Work/Stay at Work. The employer and the union, USW Local 2009, and the Workers Representatives (the Parties) recognize their moral and legal responsibilities towards employees with disabilities. The Parties shall, through consultation and a cooperative partnership, develop a Return to Work/Accommodation Program consistent with Disability Prevention principles and compliant with all applicable legislation including the BC Human Rights Code. The goal of the program is to establish a work environment that promotes health & safety and healthy lifestyles, decreases the risk of injury or illness, and enhances the quality of life. The main focus will be to return the employee to their pre-injury employment and to accommodate the needs of that employee unless to do so would cause undue hardship on the parties. The program shall be applied fairly and consistently and ensure that every attempt is made to provide reasonable accommodation that reintegrates an employee back to their pre-disability position. The Return to Work /Accommodation Program will apply to mental health issues and be treated in the same fashion as physical injury or illness. The parties jointly recognize the importance of confidentiality and will ensure that full confidentiality is provided. The Employer shall not have contact with the employee’s physician, without the employee’s consent.